In this post-apocalyptic world, I unexpectedly became a star galaxy master.

"Wow, the boss is amazing, really amazing!"

After flattering him, Black Charcoal quickly crawled into the snowdrift in the yard and gave his long mouth a thorough cleaning, inside and out.

What bad luck! The boss mentioned this before, how could I have forgotten?

If I get infected with the virus, or if someone else on the team gets an infectious disease, I definitely won't survive, haha~

"Hehe, boss, let me do this little thing next time. I wouldn't dare trouble you."

Ma Xiaolan realized that the boss's move, which seemed simple, was actually very impressive. His fire control was incredibly strong, fast, accurate, and ruthless.

It only takes a breath to raise one's hand.

She could do it too, but it would take her longer, at least two breaths.

Could it be that the fire control techniques of reclusive families are truly more powerful than those of fire-type ability users?

But based on her close and meticulous observation over the past few days, apart from the shorter time it took, she really couldn't see any other differences.

"Didn't I ask you to help the madman modify cold weapons? Why did you go out again to gather information? Black Charcoal could handle it with just one crow, right?" Hongtang asked as she fiddled with the sweet potatoes sprouting under the frozen soil in the yard.

Thanks to Li Lei, she learned that sweet potatoes should be planted whole, and that cutting off the sprouts will not allow them to survive.

It's such a big sweet potato, and if you plant it all, only one seedling will grow. It feels a bit of a waste.

But Li Lei also said that once the sweet potato seedlings have grown to a certain size, they can be divided and planted separately, which will result in a large number of sweet potatoes.

Through these few days of experiments, Hongtang discovered that the growth cycle of potatoes is much shorter than that of sweet potatoes.

The potatoes here are already bearing fruit, but the sweet potatoes are only sprouting.

Considering the theft at the base's supply depot and the resulting shortage of grain and oil, this presents a perfect opportunity to trade in mutated potatoes.

Considering that Yang Liang is relatively upright and reasonable, let's give him a big reward so he can make amends for his past mistakes.

"Hehe, boss, can I not team up with that crazy bastard? There's something wrong with him!" Ma Xiaolan pointed to her head and whispered mysteriously.

Haha, if someone's brain is functioning properly, would they be called crazy?

But the longer Hongtang spent with Fengming, the more she felt that he was quite normal, at least in front of her.

Even his seemingly refined yet depraved appearance became pleasing to the eye for her.

"Tell me more about his problems." Hongtang layered the frozen soil and snow, carefully covering the potato and sweet potato seedlings.

These are all points, resources, and crystal cores—they're incredibly valuable.

"Boss, you don't know, that madman is cutting clothes outside right now, tsk tsk, underwear, and he even asked for my size, can you believe how perverted he is!" Ma Xiaolan said indignantly, covering her chest with both hands.

It was as if Feng Ming had committed some heinous crime that angered both heaven and man and was unforgivable.

Oh, Hongtang knows about this.

She only found out by chance that Fengming knew how to use a sewing machine, and under duress, he agreed to make a set of underwear for everyone using temperature-controlled fabric.

Fengming brought back two types of temperature-regulating fabric: one is black and thick, suitable for outerwear, and the other is skin-colored and thin, suitable for underwear.

Aside from the clothes she wears herself, Hongtang doesn't have many other sizes of clothes in stock, especially men's clothes.

There are many temperature-regulating fabrics available now, so we can make a batch of group uniforms together.

However, Fengming only knew how to use a sewing machine and didn't know how to sew clothes. It was only after Hongtang found some underwear in her stockpile, cut it up to make a pattern, and made a rough attempt that he was able to try.

Hongtang really didn't understand what Ma Xiaolan was so embarrassed and annoyed about.

"Ha, in the end I kindly told him that I'm a 36D. Who knew that crazy bastard would look like he'd eaten shit and actually call me shameless! He's the shameless one, you old pervert, you freak!"

Hongtang: "......"

The same word can be understood in different ways by different people.

It seems like I'm partly to blame for this. I should have let everyone choose their own underwear size, then cut out the appropriate amount of fabric themselves, and then give it to Xue Li to make the finished product.

Hongtang rubbed her nose. Besides modifying weapons, replicating agricultural machinery, and researching machines, she also had to make temperature-controlled clothes. She had been arranging quite a lot of things for Fengming lately.

Let's give him a Marrow Cleansing Pill later as a form of emotional compensation and reward.

[Host, your guardian companion purchased from the Orcish Realm—Beast Hunter Red Willow—has arrived. Would you like to check it?]

Hongtang heard her sister's excited notification in her mind.

Sister: Host, you finally get to use your sister again. It's been such a long time.

"Sister, please help me transfer these two red willows into my space and water them with some energy water."

I spent a lot of money to buy these two trees to guard the gate.

According to the beautiful lady from the orc realm, this willow tree is a very powerful hunting aid in their land.

From tiny insects like mosquitoes and rodents to large animals like tigers, leopards, lions, and elephants, none can escape its attacks and captures through its branches and roots.

Moreover, the roots of the tamarisk can move underground, thus expanding its attack and defense range.

I wonder if all their lush green leaves will fall off in this icy, snowy environment.

Red Willow Sisters: Master, what do you think?! Whose willow tree grows leaves in winter?! Especially in this post-apocalyptic environment, we have to disguise ourselves, otherwise how can we catch prey?

Hongtang: I look forward to the prey you catch, and even more so to your disguises.

Hongtang plans to plant them in the courtyard, one in front of the door and one behind it.

If she had enough dimensional coins, she would definitely have bought four red willows and planted them in all four directions of the courtyard.

It's just that my family lives here alone, and there are quite a few weaklings among us. Planting four trees will give me an overwhelming sense of security.

【Alright, host, I'll transplant them near the energy spring then, so they can keep the banyan tree spirits company.】

"also."

Besides not having enough dimensional currency, Hongtang also thought of the large banyan tree instead of buying four willow trees.

How long has it been recuperating in that space? Its injuries still haven't healed.

If it recovers from its injury, it can come out to guard the gate; its strength should be comparable to those two red willows.

The banyan tree spirit, who had long since regained its strength and was feigning death to avoid detection in the spatial dimension, thought: "No human has appeared yet who can defeat me. I don't want to guard the gate; it's too beneath me!"

Hongtang: Really? Then let's give it a try! I haven't really used wood energy for fighting before.

Tengteng and Sisi: Mom, let us go first. It's been so long since we fought. The vines feel like they're about to rust.

"Boss, great news! The deal is done!" Xue Li and Li Lei rushed back to the courtyard, dropping the bombshell right off the bat.

This transaction, of course, refers to mutated potatoes.

"Old Yang agreed?!"

"Old Yang" was the nickname Hongtang gave Yang Liang.

"Points, plus the permanent right to use two small buildings!" Li Lei added excitedly.

There are two small buildings. One of them refers to the one we live in now. Everyone named it Hongyuan (Red Garden). The name sounds like "grand aspiration," which has a good meaning, and it also uses the surname Hongtang.

The other building refers to the adjacent building that's planned to be used as a studio for public business; everyone calls it Lanxuan. It doesn't have any real meaning; it's purely to echo Hongyuan.

Right now, Feng Ming is leading Hu Shuai, Qiao Mei, Ha Ge, and Fu Zai (Little Gray Wolf) around Lan Xuan, causing all sorts of trouble.

"The boss is really amazing! He's made us so much money, and we even get to live in a house for free. It's so great!" the young man said, sincerely flattering him.

Hongtang thought to herself, "It's not that I'm so great, it's all thanks to the wolves who found it."

Alright, let's give the wolves another batch of pills as a reward, like the longevity pill that increases lifespan.

With the drug analyzer at hand, I can make as many pills as I want.

"How many kilograms of potatoes do we need to give them?"

The mutated potato takes about a month to grow. In a spatial planting environment, she could use wood energy to accelerate its growth.

If the base needs too much, she can supply the quantity, but she'll have to explain the source.

"Not too many, just one fully mutated potato plant!"

"So you mean that the sprouted mutated potato you brought over is only worth points?!" plus permanent residency in two buildings.

The mutated potatoes have been sold, and the mutated sweet potatoes have sprouted.

What a double blessing today!